{"id":1639,"date":"2014-01-24T14:19:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T14:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/?page_id=1639"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:08:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:08:04","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>York University Libraries evolved over a number of years since the opening of York University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1963 Leslie Frost Library is dedicated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1965 (Fall) Steacie Science and Engineering Library opens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1971 (October 31) W.P. Scott Library is dedicated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2003 (September 2) Peter F. Bronfman Business Library opens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 (September 3) Markham Campus Library opens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deans<br><\/strong>On July 1, 2017, the University Librarian position became Dean of Libraries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Joy Kirchner<\/td><td>2015-2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Andrea Kosavic (interim)<\/td><td>2023-2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Joseph Hafner<\/td><td>2024-Present<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University Librarians<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Douglas G. Lochhead<\/td><td>1960 -1963<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thomas F. 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